Obernheim Castle
| Obernheim Castle | |
|---|---|
| Alternative name (s): | Burgbühl |
| Creation time : | 13th Century |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg, summit location |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall |
| Standing position : | Lower nobility |
| Place: | Obernheim |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 10 '6.8 " N , 8 ° 50' 25.2" E |
| Height: | 970.4 m above sea level NN |
The castle Oberheim , even Burgbühl called, is a Outbound hilltop castle on the approximately 40 m above the plateau of the Great Heuberg soaring 970.4 meters above sea level. NN high summit of the "Burgbühl" northwest of Obernheim in the Zollernalb district ( Baden-Württemberg ).
The castle was built by the knights of Obernheim, named in Obernheim from 1251 to 1391, which indicates that it was built in the middle of the 13th century. In 1140 a nobleman from Obernheim was named. Both noble families emigrated early and do not appear in the village. Nothing is left of the former castle complex on a castle area of 80 by 130 meters.
literature
- Günter Schmitt : Castle Guide Swabian Alb. Volume 5 • West Alb. Hiking and discovering between Reutlingen and Spaichingen. Biberacher Verlagsdruckerei, Biberach an der Riß 1993, ISBN 3-924489-65-3